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'''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice|associate justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''. McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|format=HTML|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> He served on the Court for 32 years.

'''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice|associate justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''. McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> He served on the Court for 32 years.

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{{QuoteBox2|quote=“In the [Dred Scott v. Sanford] argument, it was said that a colored citizen would not be an agreeable member of society. This is more a matter of taste than law ... [for] under the late treaty with [[Mexico]] we made citizens of all grades, combinations and colors.”|source=John McLean|align=left|width=300px}}

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